English Online Dictionary. What means serial? What does serial mean?
English
Etymology
Formed as series + -al, on model of Latin seriālis, from seriēs + -ālis. Cognate to Italian seriale. First use appears c. 1823. See cite below.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɪɚ.i.əl/
- Homophone: cereal
Adjective
serial (not comparable)
- Having to do with or arranged in a series.
- Synonym: sequential
- (of a person) Who performs a specified action or course of action repeatedly or regularly.
- Synonym: career
- Published or produced in installments.
- (grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that is habitual and ongoing.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
serial (plural serials)
- A literary or dramatic work, such as a radio or television programme, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
- A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end.
- (computing, slang) A serial number, esp. one required to activate software.
- (UK) A unit of police officers equipped with shields to tackle a riot.
Derived terms
- daytime serial
Related terms
Descendants
- → Russian: сериа́л (seriál, “TV-series”)
- → Azerbaijani: serial
Translations
See also
- fascicle
- twelve tone technique
Verb
serial (third-person singular simple present serials, present participle serialling or (US) serialing, simple past and past participle serialled or (US) serialed)
- (transitive) to assign a serial number to (especially of aircraft)
References
- DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. →ISBN, Ch. 6.
- “serial”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Google books: uses of serial
Anagrams
- Ariels, Lieras, railes, resail, Sal Rei, ariels, Realis, sailer, Isreal, relais, Israël, realis, Alires, Sailer, Israel, serail
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Russian сериа́л (seriál), from English serial.
Pronunciation
Noun
serial (definite accusative serialı, plural seriallar)
- (broadcasting, film) series
- türk serialları ― Turkish TV-series
Declension
Further reading
- “serial” in Obastan.com.
Indonesian
Etymology
From English serial.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [seˈrial]
- Hyphenation: sé‧ri‧al
Adjective
sérial
- serial (having to do with or arranged in a series; published or produced in installments)
Synonyms
Related terms
Further reading
- “serial” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English serial.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.rjal/
- Rhymes: -ɛrjal
- Syllabification: se‧rial
Noun
serial m inan
- (television) series (television program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- serial in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- serial in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English serial. By surface analysis, serie + -al.
Adjective
serial m or n (feminine singular serială, masculine plural seriali, feminine and neuter plural seriale)
- serial
Declension
Noun
serial n (plural seriale)
- serial
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From serie + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /seˈɾjal/ [seˈɾjal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: se‧rial
Adjective
serial m or f (masculine and feminine plural seriales)
- serial
Derived terms
Noun
serial m (plural seriales)
- series, programme (TV or radio)
- Synonyms: serie, culebrón, folletín, novela
Further reading
- “serial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10